THE SERIES COLLECTION · KEYES 335
Barometer of Emotions
情得感檀形
Seiū kandankei
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 1876–03/1877
THE SERIES COLLECTION
BAROMETER OF EMOTIONS情得感檀形
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月 の 出 坂東 彦三郎 笠原 隼太Moon-rise: Bandō Hikosaburō V as Sasahara HayataVIEW PRINT ↗#1Moon-rise: Bandō Hikosaburō V as Sasahara Hayata1876
泡雪 市川 左團次 おぼう 吉三Light snow: Ichikawa Sadanji as Obō KichizaVIEW PRINT ↗#2Light snow: Ichikawa Sadanji as Obō Kichiza1876
日 の 出 市川 團十郎 鎮西 八郎 為朝Sun-rise: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Chinzei Hachirō TametomoVIEW PRINT ↗#3Sun-rise: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo1876
? 月 坂東 彦三郎 明智 日向守 光秀Setting moon: Bandō Hikosaburō V as Akechi MitsuhideVIEW PRINT ↗#4Setting moon: Bandō Hikosaburō V as Akechi Mitsuhide1876
洪水 阿部 豊後守 中村 芝翫Flood: Nakamura Shikan III as Abe Bungo-no-kamiVIEW PRINT ↗#5Flood: Nakamura Shikan III as Abe Bungo-no-kami10/1876
霧 星影 土右衛門 市川 左團次Mist: Ichikawa Sadanji as Hoshikage TsuchiemonVIEW PRINT ↗#6Mist: Ichikawa Sadanji as Hoshikage Tsuchiemon10/1876
満月 因果 小僧 六之介 尾上 菊五郎Full moon: Onoe Kikugorō V as Inga Kozō Roku-no-sukeVIEW PRINT ↗#7Full moon: Onoe Kikugorō V as Inga Kozō Roku-no-suke10/1876
地震 加藤 主計頭 清正 市川 團十郎Earthquake: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō KiyomasaVIEW PRINT ↗#8Earthquake: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō Kiyomasa10/1876
夜露 齋藤 内蔵之介 利三 市川 団十郎Evening dew: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Saitō ToshimitsuVIEW PRINT ↗#9Evening dew: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Saitō Toshimitsu10/1876
嵐 渡邉 源次 綱 中村 芝翫Storm: Nakamura Shikan III as Watanabe no TsunaVIEW PRINT ↗#10Storm: Nakamura Shikan III as Watanabe no Tsuna12/1876
怪風 鴉飼 勘作 尾上 菊五郎Strange wind: Onoe Kikugorō V as the ghost of the fisherman KansakuVIEW PRINT ↗#11Strange wind: Onoe Kikugorō V as the ghost of the fisherman Kansaku12/1876
花曇 紅梅丸 澤村 訥舛Hazy weather in spring: Sawamura Tosshō II as KōbaimaruVIEW PRINT ↗#12Hazy weather in spring: Sawamura Tosshō II as Kōbaimaru12/1876
潮満 青柳 春之助 尾上 菊五郎High tide: Onoe Kikugorō V as Aoyagi HarunosukeVIEW PRINT ↗#13High tide: Onoe Kikugorō V as Aoyagi Harunosuke03/1877
大雨 邑井長菴 中村 仲藏Heavy rain: Nakamura Nakazō III as Murai ChōanVIEW PRINT ↗#14Heavy rain: Nakamura Nakazō III as Murai Chōan03/1877Print numbers retain the original page’s catalogue order and numbering. The original catalogue references are preserved below.
About the Series
The series features well known kabuki actors in diverse roles, the theme of the series being to show them across a wide range of weather/nature conditions.
Like many artists, Yoshitoshi produced kabuki prints early in his career. Most examples of his work in the genre date from the eary to mid 1860s. Yoshitoshi is not known for his actor prints, and this series, dating from the middle of his career, ranks among the best kabuki prints that he produced.
For other examples of his later (and better) kabuki prints, please see the series: 'Modern Actors of the West' (1877) and 'Snow, Moon and Flowers' (1890).
Publication details
- Dates: 1876 - 1877 (1)
- Size: ōban
- Signed: ōju Yoshitoshi hitsu
- Publisher: Ōkura Magobei
- Engravers: Hori Gin
Catalogue references and numbering
Print numbers retain the original page’s catalogue order and numbering. The original catalogue references are preserved below.
Listed in Keyes' thesis:Roger. S. Keyes, "Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839-1892", Cinncinnati, 1982where it appears as series #335; he listed the 14 known prints in the series. The next listing was in:
Eric van den Ing, Robert Schaap, "Beauty and Violence: Japanese Prints by Yoshitoshi 1839-1892", Havilland, Eindhoven, 1992
where it appears as series #28 (pg. 53, 119).
We use the Keyes numbers to order the prints below.
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